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Fajada Gap
Fajada Butte and Fajada Gap
Fajada Gap is located in New Mexico
Fajada Gap
Location within New Mexico
Third Approach
LocationSan Juan County, New Mexico,
United States
Coordinates36°01′08″N 107°54′35″W / 36.01889°N 107.90972°W / 36.01889; -107.90972
Topo mapUSGS Pueblo Bonito
Fajada Gap
Map
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Sandstone rock

The Fajada Gap is a geographical feature in the southwestern portion of Chaco Canyon, which is part of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Surrounding Fajada Butte, it consists of a conspicuous gap penetrating the Chacra Mesa, which comprises much of the southwestern cliff faces hemming Chaco Canyon. Fajada Gap has historically helped funnel summer and winter thunderstorms and accompanying precipitation into the Chaco Canyon area.[1]

Notes

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  1. Fagan 2005, p. 5.

References

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  • Fagan, B (2005), Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-517043-1.